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The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) commenced its flagship one-week compulsory training course on Forest Certification for Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officers from 10 states and union territories with diverse experience. The course focuses on the opportunities and challenges of a

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Forest Owners say the just released National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is a classic bureaucratic formula of confusing ecological naivety which will not help rare species and likely have an opposite effect. Forest Owners Association ...

PEFC guide urges responsible cellulosic fibre sourcing

These new styles are an extension of the Corsica Oak range, with the four most popular colours (Coffee Oak, Natural Oak Brush, Coastal Oak and Weathered Oak) carrying over into the parquetry options.

Substitution of carbon-intensive materials such as steel and cement with low embodied carbon materials is one of the strategies being adopted to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. Timber is an infinitely renewable resource, stores carbon (approx. 1 tonne/m³), and has very low embodied carbon. By replacing steel and concrete with timber products for instance, embodied carbon can be reduced by up to 75 per cent, according to the CEFC.

Natural, summer basics infused with free radical-fighting seaweed antioxidants.

The carmaker gears up to showcase its brand with a sculptural, glass-enclosed structure topped with a cantilevered, timber-framed roof.

As EU champions reusable packaging as the most planet-friendly option, the fast food lobby is lobbying hard for single-use paper.

European countries and cities have a slew of initiatives underway to incentivize building with wood. However, major obstacles persist.